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Powell Middle School student Noah MacDonald (in yellow) helps release the fish he and his class have cared for over the past five months into Homesteader Pond on May 5 while Patrick Croft (left) films the event and members of Powell Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade classes watch carefully.

El fin: Powell Middle School class finishes Trout in Classroom project

Powell Middle School’s Life Skills Lite and Life Skills students dumped five months of hard work out of several coolers and into Homesteader Pond on May 5. The students helped tip the … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/15/25

NWC summer hours in effect

Northwest College begins its summer schedule on Monday, May 12, with modified hours for administrative offices, Hinckley Library and the Johnson Fitness Center. College offices are open 8 a.m.-5 … more

5/15/25

WYDOT workers perform highway centerline striping.

WYDOT crews painting stripes on highways

Wyoming Department of Transportation striping crews are painting stripes on highways in central and northwest Wyoming, and crews are asking for help from drivers this spring and … more

5/15/25

Gov. Mark Gordon's visit to Powell on May 5 included stops at various schools and the Northwest College, which included a trip to the Center for Training and Development, which boasts a thriving CDL program.

Gov. Gordon visits Powell schools, NWC to see education and innovations

CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon visited schools and Northwest College in Park County and Moorcroft schools in northeast Wyoming last week to observe the results of several key education and … more

5/15/25

Drug enforcement agents conducting welfare checks on Jackson’s immigrant children

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency has begun conducting welfare checks on certain immigrant children in Jackson, raising alarm among immigration advocates who say law enforcement is stepping on work … more

By Jeannette Boner, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/15/25

Park County School District 6 School Resource Officer Justin Dollard (left) looks on while Sarah Magargal, the school’s computer science teacher, cuts the ribbon on the school’s new Career Connections Lab in April while Principal Joseff Smith (right) looks on.

Eastside Elementary expands Classroom 2 Careers initiative

Park County School District 6 recently opened a groundbreaking Classroom 2 Careers initiative and active learning space at Eastside Elementary School called Career Connections. This real world … more

5/15/25

Frequent East Newton Lake fly fisherman Dan Cossaboon casts from his inflatable boat Thursday. Even on a weekday morning, several anglers were at the lake hoping to reel in one of the trophy trout in the catch-and-release lake near Cody.

‘Carpet of goldfish’ — Invasive fish to take a decade to fix at Cody’s Newton Lakes

The consequences of releasing fish tank pets into West Newton Lake will significantly change fishing for about a decade at both the "put-and-take" lake as well as East Newton, a popular … more

By Mark Davis | 5/13/25

Billings woman facing pair of felonies for ‘horrific’ 2023 crash

A 37-year-old Billings woman is facing a pair of felony charges in connection with a fiery 2023 crash in Ralston that severely injured her two children and herself. Adeline R. Deputee is alleged … more

By CJ Baker | 5/13/25

County-wide Independence Day celebration planned for 2026

Between the rodeos, parades and fireworks, Cody is world famous for its Fourth of July celebrations. But next year, as America marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of … more

By CJ Baker | 5/13/25

Murder suspect discussing plea deal

A man suspected of murdering a Cheyenne woman in 2019 could soon strike some kind of plea deal with Park County prosecutors, one of the suspect’s court-appointed attorneys said last week. … more

By CJ Baker | 5/13/25

Members of the Powell High School robotics club posed with Gov. Mark Gordon during his visit to Powell schools on May 5. Back row, from left: Brighton Streeter, Isabelle Lobingier, Kate Miller, Alan Crawford, Gov. Gordon, Dallin Waite, Dexter Opps, Isaac Stensing, Jacob Harms, Ethan Cartier and Lukas Legler. Front row: JJ Gardner, Robert Gonzales, Martin Stensing, Mason Coombs, Calvin Opps, Zach Peterson and Elias Brower.

Robotics teams see success, start nonprofit

Between attending an international competition, starting a nonprofit and meeting with Gov. Mark Gordon, Powell High School robotics has been busy. In mid-April teams 3189 (Rapid Unscheduled … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/13/25

Homesteader roots looks for more yards to plant trees

Josh Pomeroy of the Homesteader Roots program has helped plant 39 trees in Powell yards in the first four or so years of the program, but he’s not looking to give up any time soon. … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/13/25

Retired Park County Public Health Nurse Bill Crampton (from left) speaks to a crowd of coworkers and others after being thanked for his service by Park County commissioners Scott Mangold, Kelly Simone, Dossie Overfield and Lloyd Thiel.

Crampton retires after 13 years as Park County Public Health nurse

Bill Crampton spent 13 years as the Park County Public Health nurse, but it was the years of the Covid pandemic that were most clearly implanted on the memories of the county commissioners who … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/13/25

Crews perform maintenance hot-mix patching in the Wind River Canyon.

Paving crew scheduled for Big Horn Basin hot-mix patching

A Wyoming Department of Transportation asphalt paving crew is scheduled for hot-mix patching work beginning May 19 in the Big Horn Basin. All work is dependent upon favorable … more

5/13/25

Park County Clerk Colleen Renner performs a test of elections equipment ahead of the 2024 primary election. Secretary of State Chuck Gray is supporting bills for the next legislative session that would require a hand count audit or even ban electronic voting altogether.

Secretary of state says Wyoming needs to move toward banning electronic voting equipment

After walking into a room filled with Lander and Riverton residents wearing “HANDS OFF MY VOTE” and “We trust our election machines” stickers on Thursday, Wyoming Secretary of … more

By Jasmine Hall, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/13/25

Wyoming Arts Council launches youth council for high school students

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Arts Council is hoping to empower high school students through the arts through the new Wyoming Youth Arts Council, a new statewide leadership initiative. Open … more

5/13/25

Yankees catcher Paxton Herd catches the first pitch from Powell sports celebrity Dave Fink to kick off the 2025 Powell Little League season. The season runs through June for most of the players in the league with Majors All-Stars playing into July.

Let’s play ball: Little League runs on generous volunteers

As the American flag gently waved from home plate against a pale blue sky on a warm spring day, 22 teams of Little League players wearing custom made T-shirts with names like the Yard Goats, … more

By Mark Davis | 5/8/25

While the plans remain in the preliminary stages, a developer is preparing to build a new subdivision south of Monroe Street. The first phase would include 25 lots between Road 8H and South Day Street.

Large new subdivision planned on Powell’s southern edge

Over the past two decades, Erik Petersen has built around 90 homes on Powell’s south end. Over the coming decades, Peterson is envisioning the construction of another 200 houses that would … more

By CJ Baker | 5/8/25

Preliminary county budget leaner than recent years

It’s budget time again in Park County, and this year both the county and many organizations it supports are looking at less revenue. On Tuesday the commissioners approved the county … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/8/25

Northwest College sophomore McCayde Brown's internship at the Homesteader Museum resulted in a summer exhibition focusing on the experience of one Civilian Conservation Corps member from Massachusetts who worked out of a camp on the Willwood in the late 1930s.

NWC student creates exhibit on CCC member’s letters

Northwest College sophomore McCayde Brown has had a busy last couple weeks of school, preparing for various finals and graduation. But what’s occupied the Worland High School grad’s mind … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/8/25